Bonide Repels-All Animal Repellent, 32 oz Ready-to-Use Spray, Outdoor Garden Deer & Rabbit Repellent, People & Pet Safe

The squirrels living in the courtyard of our condo building consider our patio their property. I don't mind them frolicking and having fun but they keep digging up the plants in my planters and kicking the dirt all over the place. This spray really works! After one application the squirrels stopped messing with the plants. They still come and play and spend time on my patio, but became totally indifferent with the plants that have been sprayed. It has been a long stretch without rain. I assume after it rains I will need to spray again, although one time I got it on my hand and washing with soap twice didn't quite get rid of the smell. Overall I'm very happy with this product. Edit after using up one bottle: this stuff really works, but you need to keep reapplying it, especially after it rains, or the squirrels are back in no time. The smells is a bit strong and unpleasant. Use it when you do not plan to be outside.

It works, it does deter cats from peeing/spraying on my porch, but it only last a day or so. Then the cats come back. So I have to respray every 2-3 days..

We have up to 5 cats invading our property at night. None of them ours, all of them are wonderful. Some are actively hunting mice and Pikachus. That is, they are a bonus for us, if I choose to be a Pollyanna, or "the glass is half full guy". However, a couple of the males have taken to spraying my expensive lumber, our vehicle tires, and MY MOTORCYCLE! It's especially bad during the females' heat cycle. Grrrr!!!! So we tried this product along with others during these past months. At first I threw every product we purchased out in the areas most effected by the cats and immediately they were driven away. No more free rodent control... We also quickly learned that the finely powdered cayenne pepper products and the like could be like a mild pepper spray when the wind swirled in our driveway. That caused ourselves some mild grief. Eventually I tried just one product at a time to see which best suited our needs. THIS Bonide liquid product could be sprayed precisely where you wanted it. And it stayed there regardless of any winds. It works for only days in between applications. We learned that rain washes it away. And that it stained my motorcycle covers and some other items. However, it indeed worked - at first. I have security camera "footage" of how well it worked, however, I'm reluctant to share that footage as it has sensitive information in it. The cats stopped precisely at the barrier I created around my motorcycle and lumber pile. It didn't cause them any harm or grief, they just didn't want to be in that area. Kind of like a human not wanting to hang around sewage ponds to socialize. I did not want to harm those beautiful cats, but I didn't want my property to be their breeding grounds where they howled and sprayed and pooped everywhere each night... after night... Bonide helped us. Just like they help us with many of our garden needs. Over time, I learned to use just enough to protect our important areas and the stuff within, but not too much to drive away our free rodent control in totality. When the heat cycles arrive however, I use everything every where to drive them all away. Yes, it stinks. It is quite a mix of strong odors. However it is not so strong that we need to close our windows at night. The smell is a small price to pay for protecting our expensive stuff and allowing us a better nights sleep. HOWEVER... over time, some cats became used to it, returned, and stayed. One cat even got up on the seat of my motorcycle and sprayed on the seat and other sensitive areas (luggage and electronics). If I were to protect just my lumber and motorcycle general areas, I would need 4 gallons a months minimum. And that is allot of money. It would take $120 to $150 a month to protect just my driveway area near the garage door. Plus tax. I doubt my neighbors would pay that for us. Therefore, this product has very low "value". For as often as I need to use it in the long run, it is way overpriced. I have learned that the males are the most likely to be driven away, except during the heat cycle. And, several females completely ignore product now after several months. What now to do with those truly wonderful animals? At least we can use Bonide's pelletized product and cayenne pepper dust in the garden soil.

I sprayed this all over under the hood of my car. I have already blocked off entrances to the interior but do not want chewed wires. I put traps under the hood but would like to not need to do that every night. This isn't the solution I needed, it created a bigger problem. This stuff smells horrific and is supposed to dissipate as it dries. It does not. And I still get mice in the traps and poop everywhere. It still reeks every time I go near my car, it's like a cloud around it. Because of the cabin air intake, that means the smell of fermented fish guts and garlic is also inside my car. I am preparing to go camping in my car for several months, meaning I am supposed to sleep inside. Did a lot of work to convert my car to make it comfortable. They should be responsible and pay to have their product removed from my car but instead I will waste more time tediously washing my engine compartment so it doesn't smell like a rotting corpse everywhere I go and keep using something that works which is traps.

This product seems to work for a while, but not long enough to make it affordable for long-term use. I purchased 3 containers this summer, two on Amazon and one at the store, for a total of about $45.00. I used it around flowers and vegetables until the containers were gone After a rain or two, there was no effect. The "bad" bunnies nibbled away leaving me frustrated. I spent more on this product trying to save 5 heads of cabbage than if I would have bought lots of heads of cabbage. The same with marigolds; it works for a short time, and then, the bunnies are back.